Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-01-19
YELLOWSTONE PARK PARTY.
Tfdings From Lieut.. Schwatka's Ex-
ploratiOn Trip to the North---The
Lieutenant and Col. Bracket Were

ploration Trip to the North---The
Lieutenant and Col. Bracket Were
Ill, but are Better.
A dispatch dated Fort Keogh. Mon
tana, January II, says; ga report from
Schwatka's Yellowstone park party Jus
der date of the 14th inst, says they left
the Mammoth hot springs on the 5th,
and were assisted through Golden Gate
pass. four miles beyond, by government
team, and reached Morris basin on the
7th, where Lieut.. Schwatka and Mr..
Bracket, his father-in-law. were taken
down with severe colds. The rest of the
party continued the journey from Norris
to Fire Hole, and have been spending
the time between the upper and lower
basins. In the meantime Schwatks and
Bracket recovered sufficiently to push
on, and, telephoning back to the Mann
moth springs for experienced guides,
started for the falls on the 18th inst.
From the falls they will probably go via
Brazil and join the rest of the party at
Geyser's basins. The guides secured at
Livingstone professed to be expert snow
shoers, but turned out to be worthless,
and have been carried as dead>weights.
The snow averages about five feet on the
level throughout the park, but no alarm
need be felt for Schwatka or Bracket,
as their illness was only temporary. and
they are now we'll"
Other tidings have been received from
Mammoth Hot Sprins under date OF Jan>
uary 10, which say the lieutenant left the
springs two days previous with party of
twelve. Lieut.. Sutherly, in command at
Camp Sheridan, sent three span mule
team to assist the party to make the
ascent of Limestone mountain By the way
of Golden Gate. They went into camp
on Indian creek eight miles from the
springs, on the first day. Heavy snow
storms had entirely broken up the
roads, the snow being from three to six
feet deep. The second day was severe
test of the endurance of the men. They
went into camp on the 9th on Willow
Creek Park, two miles from the camp of
the previous night. The next day it was
found impossible to go forward over the
deep snow with the toboggans and bag>
gage. One man was left in charge
of the camp, and the others went to
the Norris hotel, fifteen miles from
camp. On Friday the thermometer
dropped away below zero, and on
Saturday it went % degrees below at
Mammoth Hot Springs. and it could not
have been less than 40 degrees below at
the Norris basin. On the Sth Prof.
Haynes telephoned for more help, aud
it was sent. The party has met more seri.
GUS obstacles than was expected The
deep snow, not yet hardened sufficiently
to bear up, and the intense cold is to
those not accustomed to the mountains,
very serious matter The lieutenant
is not at all discouraged The vapor is
So dense in the Norris basin that an OH
Ject ten feet off is invisible The SHOWS
shOers are lost among the clouds of
steam. and can only follow the guide by
the sound of the voice So thick and
impenetrable is the steam in the early
morning that an extended hand can not
be seen by lis owner. Lieut.. Schwatka,
accompanied by Joseph w Bracket
aud Jack Barronett. went into the up
per park as far as the Freehold river.
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